Strong’s H2820
חָשַׂךְ — châsak
חָשַׂךְ (châsak, Strong’s H2820) means: to restrain or (reflex.
to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe
- H2820
- /khaw-sak'/
- 27× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- châsak
- Pronunciation
- khaw-sak'
- Occurrences
- 27
Meaning
- Hebrew
- חָשַׂךְ
- Definition
- to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe
- Derivation
- a primitive root; also interchangeable with H2821 (חָשַׁךְ)
- King James Version renders it as
- assuage, [idiom] darken, forbear, hinder, hold back, keep (back), punish, refrain, reserve, spare, withhold.
Derived from
- חָשַׁךְ châshakH2821 · to be dark · 18×
Words derived from châsak
- חָשַׁק châshaqH2836 · to cling · 11×
Where it appears
The first verses that use châsak (27 times in all).
Sources
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